1999 Volvo S70 complaints

1999 VOLVO S70 T5, DURING 2004 CAR STARTED AN IDLE/SURGE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID THE MASS AIR FLOW CONTROL REGULATOR NEEDED CLEANING. PAID AROUND $200 AND CAR SEEMED FINE FOR AWHILE. IN JAN 2005 THE PROBLEM RETURNED, BUT WORSE. TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT VOLVO CERTIFIED MECHANICS WHO SAID THERE WERE NO CODES IN COMPUTER, THEY COULD SEE THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS CAUSING IT, JUST OPINIONS ON A COUPLE OF PART WE COULD TRY REPLACING. IN MARCH 05 THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, RESTARTED AND SEEMED TO RUN FINE, ASIDE FROM THE SURGING. HOWEVER, SURGING CONTINUED AND STALLING, IN TRAFFIC, OCCURRED AGAIN TWO WEEKS AGO. DOING MY OWN RESEARCH, I'M NOW FINDING THIS IS A KNOWN AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. DUE TO FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS AT THIS MOMENT, I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AND SO MY CAR MOSTLY SITS, BEING DRIVEN ONLY IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. LUCKILY WE HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED OUR VOLVO, DESPITE THE REPUTATION FOR PRICEY MAINTENANCE, WITH FAITH IN VOLVO'S REPUTATION FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. A REPUTATION BUILT, IN PART, BY RATINGS SUPPLIED BY SEVERAL CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES, INCLUDING YOUR OWN. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY AGENCIES SHOULD SEE TO IT THAT THEY DO. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED ON 3 OR 4 OCCASIONS WOULD LOSE O POWER INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TWICE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. VEHICLE WILL BE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER ONLY A FEW MINUTES.*AK *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SURGED. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER E PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC FUEL REGULATOR. THIS OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 22, 2004. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, BUT HE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OPEN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, PE05041.*AK *JB

DT: 1999 VOLVO S70. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY MARCH 26, 2004. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. *AK

DT: THE RPMS WOULD DROP TO 500 OR BELOW, AND THE CAR WOULD STALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE. WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS, IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM OR WORSE. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONSUMER SENT VOLVO A LETTER, AND THEY SAID NHTSA WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INVESTIGATION AND WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED.*AK

DASHBOARD BEGAN MAKING VERY LOUD NOISES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE DASH HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I NEED A NEW DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE CLIPS HOLDING IT ARE BROKEN. VOLVO IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND STATED THAT IF THE DASH HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL DURING THE FIRST 4 YEARS OR 50000 MILES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OR DESIGN FLAWS. WITH THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM I THINK THAT VOLVO SHOULD STAND BEHIND ITS CARS AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I AM ASSUMING THAT IF I DO NOT HAVE THIS VERY COSTLY REPAIR DONE THE DASH WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL COMPLETELY AND FALL OFF. I AM SURE THAT THIS DASHBOARD WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VOLVO WAS NOT BUILT FOR SAFETY, BUT FOR PROFIT USING DEFECTIVE DESIGNS AND PARTS. *JB

ROUGH IDLE ETS LIGHT CAME ON CAR DIED REPLACED ETM. *NM

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR REPEATEDLY JERKED DURING DRIVING. DEALER ASSESSED SITUATION AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE. *JB

ST: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED/LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *AK *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 VOLVO S70 GLT SEDAN. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE HOOD WAS NOT CLOSING. UPON EXAMINATION I DISCOVERED THAT BOTH HOOD LATCHES WERE FAILING BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. AT THIS POINT ONE LATCH HAS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY AND THE OTHER IS SO WEAKENED IT WILL NOT HOLD THE HOOD. I AM CURRENTLY HOLDING THE HOOD DOWN WITH A BUNGIE CORD. FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCHES COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF A HOOD FLIES UP AT HIGH SPEED. *NM

MY CARS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD BUT I'M WRITING TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE CARS SYSTEMS LASTED SLIGHTLY LONGER, OUT OF WARRANTY. VOLVO KNEW THEY HAD ISSUES WITH DEFECTIVE THROTTLES AND SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THESE CARS ARE NOT CHEAP AND OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE 'BETA' TESTERS FOR NEW SYSTEMS.*JB

THE CAR STALLED IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC LOSING PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE AUTOMOBILE SCARED DRIVER AND CAR LUCKILY RESTARTED OR COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR ACCIDENT - FOUND OUT THROTTLE BODY MODULE WAS TO BLAME. THIS IS ONE SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE THE CAR OFTEN STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS AND GOING AROUND CORNERS. *JB

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: VEHICLE ENGINE DIES FOR NON REASON WHILE UNDER WAY. VEHICLE RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. NO ERROR CODE SET IN COMPUTER. *JB

1. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER OR MISSING LIKE IT WAS GONG TO STOP RUNNING. FORTUNATELY, UNLIKE OTHERS, I WAS NOT STRANDED. 2. MY 75,000 MILE SERVICE WAS DUE SO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THAT AND ALSO LET THE VOLVO DEALER KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. 3. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED IT TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. THEY REPLACED THE PART WITH A NEW REDESIGNED PART. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. P.S. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED VOLVO AND VOLVO AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART NOT THE LABOR, WHICH SAVED ME ABOUT $500. THAT WAS A GOOD GESTURE. 8JB

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL CAUSES CAR TO STALL REPEATEDLY- OFTEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO PULL OVER. *JB

CAR STALLS RANDOMLY AND THIS TIME I HIT A CURB

I HAVE A 1999 VOLVO S70 THAT I BROUGHT IN TO A VOLVO REPAIR SHOP FOR A 105,000 MILE CHECK UP (MOSTLY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT). THE CAR WAS OTHERWISE WORKING FINE. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING BELT, TENSIONER, OIL CHANGE, LUBE, ETC. (ALL THE THINGS IN THE STANDARD 105,000 MILE CHECK-UP), THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER IDLE. THE SHOP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHY IT FAILED AS PART OF A ROUTINE CHECK-UP. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE REPLACEMENT PART ALSO FAILED TO WORK (IT WOULDN'T ACCEPT THE SOFTWARE). THE SECOND REPLACEMENT THROTTLE MODULE DID WORK AND THE CAR IS NOW WORKING. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, HOWEVER, WAS $902.00--$551.50 FOR THE PART ALONE. THE REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZES IN VOLVOS AND INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM, CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY YOUR OFFICE (NTSB ACTION # PE05041). I WANTED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE TO YOUR COMPLAINT FILE. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE REPAIR SHOP, RANDALL AUTOMOTIVE INC., 1720 WASHINGTON AVE. EXT., RENSSELAER, NY 12144-9482.

ETS LIGHTS COMES ON/OFF. CAR CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN, LAST TIME ON INTERSTATE. DEALER SAYS DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

PART OF 10133805, SECOND VEHICLE S70, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, STALLED WHILE GOING 35 IN MODERATE TRAFFIC. IF IT HAD FAILED 20 SECONDS LATER THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. RESTARTED 30 SECONDS LATER IN LIMP HOME MODE, ETM REPLACED. *SMCH. *AK

THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ACTIVATED SPORADICALLY BEGINNING IN JULY, 2005. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING ADEQUATELY WHEN GOING UPHILL OR IN SEVERE HEAT. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN ALLENTOWN, PA WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR SAME WOULD BE OVER $800. WE DECIDED TO PASS ON THIS REPAIR DUE TO THE COST AND THOUGHT THAT ANOTHER AUTO SERVICE MECHANIC COULD PERFORM THE REPAIRS AT A LESSER PRICE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER, THE ETS LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED ON EVERY OCCASION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USED. SINCE A SECOND MECHANIC (NOT AFFILIATED WITH VOLVO) STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS, WE DECIDED TO CONTACT ANOTHER VOVLO DEALERSHIP. THE REPAIR OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND ETM "RELOAD" WAS PERFORMED BY A VOLVO OF FORT WASHTINGTON, PA AT A COST OF OVER $800 ON AUGUST 17, 2005. AFTER READING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT NHTSA RECEIVED ON THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY, WE DECIDED TO HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED. WE DID CONTACT VOLVO IN ROCKLEIGH, NJ VIA EMAIL AND RECEIVED AN INITIAL RESPONSE FROM A MR. JOHN WILLETS REQUESTING INFORMATION ON OUR VIN NUMBER AND MILEAGE. WE SUPPLIED SAID INFORMATION ON THE SAME DATE (AUGUST 10, 2005). WE DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS VIA EMAIL. WE HAD TO PAY THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY.

I HAVE A 1999 VOLVO S70. IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM LOSING SPEED AND STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD A MAJOR REPAIR DONE IT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS VEHICLE MODEL IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.

1) I WAS DRIVING ALONE ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 283 IN PA, WHICH IS A 4 LANE (2 EACH DIRECTION) HIGHWAY IN A RURAL AREA WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65, BETWEEN LANCASTER AND HARRISBURG. MOST TRAFFIC WAS TRUCKS (TRACTER TRAILERS). 2) THE CAR (VOLVO S70 AWD), TRAVELLING SMOOTHLY ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT THE SPEED LIMIT, SUDDENLY LOST POWER. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT AT A MUCH LOWER RPM, AND RUNNING BADLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I NOTICED THE ETS YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE SEEMED ABLE TO OPERATE, ALBEIT ROUGHLY, AT ABOUT 30-35MPH. BEING IN A RURAL AREA, I DROVE IN THIS OFF THE HIGHWAY LANE UP TO THE NEXT EXIT. I TOOK THE RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY, GOT TO THE TOP OF THE RAMP, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE REASONABLE. BEING IN A RURAL AREA WITH NOWHERE SEEN FOR REPARIRS, I ACCELERATED DOWN THE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, WITH THE CAR SEEMING A BIT SLUGGISH, BUT OTHERWISE OK. THEN IT LOST POWER AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT RAMP. I PULLED OVER, TO THE SOUND OF THE HORN OF ANOTHER TRUCK WHICH WAS BEHIND ME. I SHUT OFF THE CAR; WAITED A FEW SECONDS; AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT RAN MUCH BETTER, BUT THE ETS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. AFTER PULLING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, EVERYTHING WAS OK FOR AWHILE, BUT I RAN INTO PROBLEMS WHEN I HIT SOME SLOWING TRAFFIC. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE SLOWDOWN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. IT WAS AS IF I HADN'T JUST PRESSED THE PEDAL. I NURSED IT TO A VOLVO D

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM MODULE (ETS) HAD REPLACED. I HAD NOTICED THE ETS LIGHT CAE ON AND THEN GO OFF SHORTLY AFTERWARD ABOUT 3 TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. THE CAR LACKED THE NORMAL POWER. THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WOULD SWING BACK AND FORTH AS I COULD FEEL A REVVING IN THE GAS PEDAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT HAD I NOT REPAIRED THE CAR, THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST POWER COMPLETELY UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK

CAR HESITATES AND/OR STALLS ON ACCELERATION FOR PAST 20,000 MILES. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS FROM VOLVO DEALER SHOWED "NO FAULT CODES STORED, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE." FINALLY, TODAY I STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND ALMOST GOT BROADSIDED. JUST AFTER THAT AN ETS LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "IT WILL COST UP TO $1000 TO REPLACE THE PART." THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND TO THINK THAT VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (I SURFED THE INTERNET AND FOUND RIGHT AWAY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM) AND LET ME TAKE THE CAR OUT WITH THIS ISSUE KNOWN. (REGARDLESS OF A FAULT CODE STORED)*JB

CAR BEGAN RUNNING POORLY, STALLING ON OCCASION AND HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. UPON SERVICING THE CAR, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, THEY CLEANED IT INSTEAD. I SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE DEALER DISCOUNTED THE REPLACEMENT COST BY THE AMOUNT I HAD PAID FOR THE EARLIER CLEANING. *JB

I FIRST NOTICED MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SHAKINESS AND SLIGHT STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PAT PATTERSON VOLVO, TOLD ME I NEEDED SOME SORT OF AIR NIPPLE REPLACED. I REPLACED IT, PAYING BETTER THAN $100. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN IT SUDDENLY QUIT! IT RESTARTED. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT SUDDENLY FAILED ON SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS EITHER AN AIR INTAKE PROBLEM THEY COULD FIX FOR $300 OR THE ETM (EXPLAINED THIS WAS A THROTTLE AND COSTS $800 NEEDS REPLACING) OR MIGHT NEED BOTH REPLACED COSTING $1100. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THE NEXT MORNING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING I WAS TOLD THE DAY BEFORE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE, MY NEPHEW WAS SHOT TO DEATH. WITH THE SUDDEN TRAGIC LOSS OF MY 18 YEAR OLD NEPHEW, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SETTLED FOR THE $300 JOB; MY FINANCIAL RESOURCES AFTER THE UNEXPECTED TRAVEL EXPENSES TO THE FUNERAL, ARE JUST DEPLETED; THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO IN JULY. YESTERDAY (8/14/05) THE CAR SUDDENLY QUIT TWICE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN! I HAVE NOT FINANCIALLY RECOVERED FROM THE FUNERAL AND REPAIR EXPENSES OF LAST MONTH! WHILE I WAS IN THE WAITING ROOM, AN OLDER WOMAN WHO WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SAID HERS QUIT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING! I

1999 S70 VOLVO AWD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND ETS LIGHTS DISPLAYED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ETM MODULE 8/3/05 AT A COST OF $906.75 AND THE ABS MODULE AT A COST OF $845.46. BOTH SERVICES PERFORMED BY DEALER IN WINSTON SALEM,NC . *JB

(1) NO WARNING (2) CAR RAN ONLY IN "LIMP-HOME" MODE (3) CAR TOWED 125 MILES TO DEALER, AND ETM WAS REPLACED; DEALER KEPT OLD PART. *NM

ON VACATION IN OCTOBER OF 2004,OUR 1999 VOLVO S70 STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND THEN RESUME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. WE TOOK IT TO A VOLVO DEALER AND HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE REPLACED. AS A RESULT OF YOUR INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE05041 I WANTED TO RECORD MY PROBLEM WITH YOU AS WELL. *NM

CAR STARTED MISSING, LOSING POWER, ETS LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER REPLACED EGR MODULE ?, COST ABOUT $1000 ALTOGETHER. *JB

OWNER OF 1999 VOLVO S 70 T5 MULTIPLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS CLEANED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY,THROTTLE BODY FAILED WITH WIFE ON BUSY INTERSTATE HAD TO BE REPLACED 7/15/05 OUT OF WARRANTY AT COST OF $900.00. *JB

(1) AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK IN HOT WEATHER (OVER 100 DEGREE). THE CAR WILL STALL AFTER A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONING QUITS. (2) THE CAR WILL STALL AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONING QUITE. MOVE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR. THANK GOD IT HAS WORKED SO FAR. (3) TAKE THE CAR TO WALNUT CREEK, CA VOLVO AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING. *NM

BEGINNING IN APRIL OF 2005, THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 VOLVO S70 HAD STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IN EACH INSTANCE, IT HAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED, HOWEVER, THE STALLS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE READ OR THE NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM, AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY VEHICLE'S OPERATION AND REPAIR COSTS.*JB

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STARTING TO RECUR. DAMAGE EFFECTS OTHER CAR SYSTEMS WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO DEALER. *JB

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE ECM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, LOSE POWER, OPERATE ERRATICALLY AND CREATE UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITIONS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE "ETS" AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS CAME ON WITH THIS PROBLEM. STOPPING AND RESTARTING MULTIPLE TIMES WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO OPERATE AND IT WAS A HIT OR MISS SOLUTION. *JB

I OWN A 1999 VOLVO S70 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM (ETS) HAS FAILED, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT VOLVO DOES KNOW ABOUT. THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF THE HIGH REPAIR BILL ( $800.00 - $900.00). I AM A MEMBER OF A VOLVO WEBSITE, AND MANY, MANY OTHERS ON THE SITE KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. THE ETS FAILS ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER IS LEFT UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLES SPEED, AND SOMETIMES DIRECTION ( IF THE CAR QUITS) WHEN MINE FAILED, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON ABOUT 72 MPH. I ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR EFFECTIVELY, AND ALSO UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR EASILY BECAUSE THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT IS ABOUT THE SAME AS A THROTTLE CABLE BREAKING WHILE DRIVING, AND THE CAR JUST GOING DEAD. VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE ETS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 1999 USED S70 IN JUNE OF 2001. IT HAD APPROX. 47,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE LOSS OF SPEED, ETC. WITHIN 1 YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO AND THE WHOLE ENGINE DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS. IN ALL, I HAVE SPENT ABOUT $9,000 IN REPAIRS TO THIS CAR DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN THE ABSOLUTE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. IT HAS ALSO HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS SINCE I PURCHASED. *NM

99 VOLVO S 70 AWD HAS 100K IS SURGING & STALLING. AFTER ALL RESEARCH IT SEEM I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS DEFECT. EVERYONE SAID THE ETS . I THINK MY DEALER REPLACED IT ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ALREADY. NOW ITS DOING IT AGAIN . VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. I TRIED REPLACING THE MASS AIR SENSOR . BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM . I THINK VOLVO NEED TO RECALL THIS PART. THANKS BRAD. *JB

99 VOLVO S70 STARTED TO BUCK AND HESITATE AT 60 + MPH. I DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OUT ENTIRELY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO VOLVO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED ETM, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, AT A COST OF CLOSE TO $ 1000. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 76000 MILES ON IT.*JB

MY 1999 VOLVO S70 GLT WAS JUST TURNED INTO MY LOCAL DEALER. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE IS THE PRIMARY SUSPECT. ROUGH IDLE, STALLING, SURGING AT IDLE, BURSTS OF OVERLY RICH FUEL MIX AT IDLE. INTERMITTENT SYMPTOMS AT IDLE. RUNS OK AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITH MILD SURGING. *JB

I OWN A 1999 VOLVO S70. ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING CUTS OUT. WITH THIS THE POWER STEERING GOES AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC. BOTH THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS HARD TO DIAGNOSE AS IT JUST HAPPENED ONCE. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN! THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 1, 2005 AND THE SECOND ON JULY 30, 2005. *JB

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *JB

WARNING LIGHT, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, STALLED SINCE APRIL 2004 UNTIL JANUARY 2005, AND DEALER REPEATEDLY RAN TESTS AND CHARGED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR TESTS AND REPLACING PARTS THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL JANUARY 2005. *NM

HI - IN APRIL 2005 I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE JUST BEFORE THE EXTENDED WARRANT EXPIRED IN MAY. THEY MENTIONED THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WASN'T COVERED SO I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE I HADN'T NOTICED A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MGR SAID IT DID NOT NEED FIXED ANYTIME SOON AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IN JULY I NOTICED THAT MY CAR KEPT LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS I95 IN FT LAUDERDALE). I TOOK IT IN ON A THURSDAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY CAME BACK WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE THINGS THAT TOTALED ABOUT $1500. I WAS THINKING ABOUT A NEWER CAR SO I ASKED IF ANYTHING WAS URGENT AND THEY SAID NO AND SENT ME ON MY WAY AGAIN. I STOPPED BACK BY THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, THEY SAID IT WASN'T RELATED AND I MADE AN APPT TO COME IN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY TO HAVE THAT FIXED ($210). ON MY WAY HOME, THE ETU LIGHT CAME ON. I GOOGLED 1999 S70 ETU AND WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT IN ON MONDAY I WAS LIVID THAT THEY HAD LET ME GO ON DRIVING THIS CAR WITHOUT TELLING ME OF THE POSSIBILITY OF IT DYING ON ME IN TRAFFIC. ALSO THEY HID IT FROM ME AND THEY WERE NICKEL AND DIMING ME JUST LIKE IT SAID THEY WOULD DO IN THE FORUMS! THE SALES MANAGER ADMITTED HE KNOW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, ETC. HE RAN ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND GUESS WHAT - THE PROBLEM WITH THE ETU MIRACULOUSLY SHOWED UP. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $1800 BUT DID ME A FAVOR AND KNOCKED IT DOWN TO $1375. CAN YOU HELP ME GET MY MONEY BACK - I AM ANGRY - I COULD

DT: CALLER WAS TOLD ABOUT THE VOLVO INVESTIGATION. SHE , HAD THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN A MONTH LATER, IT STALLED TWICE IN ONE DAY. DEALER SAID THE FIRST TIME MIGHT NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE WARNING LIGHT COME ON, BUT NOW THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MANUFACTURER SAID THE DEALER NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT, AND CHECK THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS A RECALL AND L SHE COULD BE REIMBURSED. CALLER SAID IT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS TAKING OFF OR SLOWING DOWN AT LOW SPEEDS.*AK

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK ONE MORNING. I STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. I COULD ONLY GO A MAXIMUM OF 20 MPH. I HAD TO PULL-OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER SO THAT I DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DECIDED TO 'LIMP" HOME ABOUT 1/2 MILE, AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. MY HUSBAND CHECKED OUT THE CAR LATER THAT DAY, AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE BACK TO NORMAL HOWEVER THE ETS LIGHT IS ON THE DASH-BOARD. I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM TOLD IT COSTS OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. *NM

VOLVO S70 1999 MODEL, 3 TIMES HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING..ETS WILL LIGHT UP ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WILL NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD. I SWITCH OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF SO I CAN ONCE AGAIN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED WHILE MOVING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I REPORTED IT TO VOLVO OF CLEAR LAKE WHO REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THE CAR COMPUTER DID HAVE IT RECORDED THAT A PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT AFTER AN INSPECTION BY VOLVO, NO REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE SYSTEM. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IN ANY FREEWAY LANE THAT IS NOT NEXT TO A SHOULDER....I MUST ALWAYS BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AT ANY TIME. NO SPECIAL EVENT HAS LED/CAUSED THIS FAILURE. I ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR INTO THE VOLVO DEALER FOR THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE. *NM

IN THE LAST MONTH OUR 1999 S70 VOLVO HAS STALLED - ONCE WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED AND THE OTHER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE CAR COULD BE RESTARTED. ALSO, THE "CHECK ENGINE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATES FREQUENTLY - AS IT IS NOW - AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WE ARE ADVISED THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB

1999 VOLVO S70 T5 THROTTLE BODY (ETM) FAILED SUDDENLY. NO INJURIES BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE AS THEY ALL FAIL BETWEEN 45,000 AND 100,000 MILES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 VOLVO S70. CONTACT WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT AN AIR-INTAKE PROBLEM. HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND NOT ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING. HAD CAR IN THE REPAIR SHOP THIS PAST WEEK, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HOWEVER, THEY CLEANED OUT AIR INTAKE, BUT SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, SAW AN ARTICLE AT WWW.NBC4.COM UNDER THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTION. *AK